Where does “černozem” come from?

černozem (Czech) comes from Czech zem, from Proto-Slavic zemь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źemē, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰðʰem-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

černozem (Czech): black soil, chernozem

Definitions

  1. black soil, chernozem

Ancestry of “černozem”, step by step

černozem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech zem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzemearth; country
2Proto-Slaviczemьearth, soil
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźemēearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰðʰem-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
6Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
7Proto-Indo-European-mi—

via Czech Černý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechČernýblack
2Old Czechčrnýblack
3Proto-Slavicčьrnъblack
4Proto-Balto-Slavickiršnasblack
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥snósblack; dark, dusky
6Proto-Indo-Europeankers-black, dirty; run; to run
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